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Student Trip Blogs

Each evening, the Student Leaders of the Day write a daily trip blog, sharing everything from funny moments and inside jokes to detailed recaps and deep reflections on their experiences. Family and friends back home leave supportive comments as they follow along. Explore some of our Alumni Interns’ favorite blogs from 2024 or search all student trip blogs below.

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Day 12: Aid and Development

Hey everyone! Today, June 16, Enrique and Jennifer were the LDDs! Today was a laid-back day, so we spent most of the day sitting…
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HI EVERYONE! (No. 11)

Hi everyone! I’m Emerico Jimenez and I am very excited for the upcoming trip! A little bit about me is that I love reading,…
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Day 7 – Fun Day (No. 3)

Today was an adventurous day full of ups and downs. Literally, as we went on an early morning hike to Las Trillizas. After a…
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Intro! (No. 5)

Hiii! I’m Valeria and I go to James Logan High School. I enjoy being in community spaces and am so excited to find one…
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Day 10: Biocultural Diversity Day

Hola Familia! This is Jasper and Mayra, the Leaders of the Day! For the first day after CAP, what was next? If you said…

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Day 7: Community Day! (No. 2)

Hello friends and family! We had the earliest wake-up call today and were out of bed by 6 am. Breakfast was slightly delayed, so…
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Day 10 – CAP delivery day 2

Hey guys, it’s Maggie and Karla! We were the Leaders of the Day on our CAP delivery day 2! Today was an interesting day,…
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Rise and Shine Soldiers!

**DISCLAIMER FROM GGLs: yesterday, Glimpers learned that Costa Rica does not have a military. Today’s LDDs took that to heart and decided it would…
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Kimberlee’s Intro

Heyy, my name is Kimberlee Tran and I’ll be heading to Constanza of the Dominican Republic in just a few days! This is a…
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Free Day in the city of Jarabacoa

Hello everyone, today June 17th, 2024 we had our Fun Day! We woke up before 11 and we were well rested. Breakfast was served…